Johnny Isakson

John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson (28 December 1944-) was US Senator from Georgia (R) from 3 January 2005, succeeding Zell Miller. Isakson previously served as a member of the US House of Representatives from Georgia's 6th district from 23 February 1999 to 3 January 2005, succeeding Newt Gingrich and preceding Tom Price.

Biography
John Hardy Isakson was born in Atlanta, Georgia on 28 December 1944. He served in the Georgia Air National Guard from 1966 to 1972 before graduating from the University of Georgia, and he opened a real estate branch for Northside Realty before going on to serve 22 years as the company's president. In 1976, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives, serving seven terms, and Isakson was electedto the State Senate in 1992, serving until 1997. In 1999, he was elected to the US House of Representatives after Newt Gingrich resigned from the House, winning by a 40-point margin. In 2004, he succeeded the conservative Democratic Party member Zell Miller in the US Senate, and he became the senior senator in 2015. Isakson opposed abortion, greenhouse gas limits, Obamacare, and any rights for illegal immigrants, marking him as a hardline conservative.